Fantasy Football: Top daily fantasy picks for Week 2

Fantasy Football: Top daily fantasy picks for Week 2

Here is a look at the top daily fantasy players to start at each position for Week 2 of the 2017 NFL season.

QB: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Ryan is coming off a 321-yard performance in Week 1 and Vegas believes the Sunday night matchup against the Green Bay Packers will be very high scoring. Plus, the Falcons put 44 points on the board and Ryan threw for 392 yards and four touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game back in January.

RB: LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills

Carlos Hyde was able to move the ball fairly efficiently against the Panthers in Week 1, despite only carrying the ball nine times. No disrespect to Hyde, but he’s no LeSean McCoy. This Bills offense runs through Shady, who carried the ball 22 times for 110 yards against the Jets. He also added five catches for 49 yards. Look for McCoy to continue being fed and find the end zone in Week 2.

WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals

You really have to like the Cardinals’ matchup against a Indianapolis Colts team that was obliterated by the Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams. And the Cardinals will be searching for play-makers with David Johnson out for an extended period of time. Week 1 did not go as planned for Arizona, but facing a down-looking Colts team should prop them right back up.

TE: Coby Fleener, New Orleans Saints

We’ve gone fairly expensive with our first three picks, so we’ll take a cheap tight end option here. After a disappointing 2016, it was nice to see Fleener make headway early in 2017, as he caught five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown. And if Sam Bradford was able to light up the Saints defense, imagine what Tom Brady can do, especially with the Patriots likely angry after what happened against the Chiefs in Week 1. The Saints are likely going to have to air it out again, which should bode well for Fleener.

D/ST: Raiders

Fair warning that this may become a recurring theme this season: eye defenses playing against the Jets. New York scored 12 points against the Bills, threw two interceptions and punted six times and now have to make a cross-country trip to face Khalil Mack and the Oakland Raiders.